2012 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #2


RULING FORMAT: Team (A or B) in possession, down, distance and succeeding spot (example: A 1/10 A40). If relevant, also include other information such as whether the 25 or 40-second play clock will be used, whether the game clock starts on the ready or snap, if ZAP 10 is a factor or if there will be an extension of the period.

1. PLAY: 1st/Goal B9. The score is A21-B23. Team A is out of timeouts. A33 fumbles on B’s 5. B44 recovers and advances to B’s 10 where he fumbles. A88 recovers on B’s 11 and immediately tosses the ball out of bounds on B’s 12. The game clocks shows 0:09 in the fourth quarter.


2. PLAY: 3rd/20 B40. A16's legal forward pass is controlled by airborne A88 over B's 29. A88 lands on one foot as he goes to the ground during the process of the catch. A88's body (other than hand or foot) lands on B's 30 while he continually maintains control of the ball. Before A88's body lands, B44 targets and drives the crown of his helmet into A88.


3. PLAY: 2nd/8 B23. Extra period. First possession series. B44 intercepts A17's legal forward pass and scores. During B44's run, B92 is legally blocked and his helmet comes off. B92 continues to participate without his helmet.


4. PLAY: 3rd/21 A19. QB A14 runs the old wishbone and ends up pitching the ball from A's 16 to trailing back A33 who catches the backward pass on A's 14. A33 advances to A's 37 where he is downed. The umpire has a personal foul on noseguard B55 and reports that the foul probably occurred before A33 caught the backward pass.


5. PLAY: Try B3. The score is A28-B28. Time has expired in the fourth quarter. A6's kick is wide right. During the down, A49 threw B97 to the ground by twisting B97's face mask on B's 7. A49 committed an unsportsmanlike foul (taunting) earlier in the game.


6. PLAY: 4th/10 A30. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 32. B44 picks up the ball, runs to B's 37 and fumbles. A23 picks up the fumble and is running at B's 14 when B56 jumps on his back. A23 struggles toward Team B's goal line and is finally downed on B's 2. B72 commits a holding foul during A23's run to allow B56 to reach the ball carrier.


7. PLAY (REPLAY): F/K A35. B44 returns A7's free kick to A's 49 where he is hit and the ball comes loose. A67 recovers on A's 46 and advances to B's 32 where he is downed. A78 is flagged for a block in the back foul on B's 38 during A67's run. Replay shows that B44 was down on A's 49 before the ball came out. Reviewable?


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcollege.edu / September 4, 2012 / (q-1202q)